Iraq's first coronavirus case, an Iranian theology student, has been detect...
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq’s first coronavirus case, an Iranian theology student, has been detected in the holy city of Najaf, the health ministry said on Monday, leading authorities to briefly close the gates to one of holiest sites for Shi’ite Muslims.
“The results of lab tests conducted on a theology student, an Iranian citizen, who had entered the country before ... the decision to stop travel have revealed he is ill with the coronavirus,” a ministry statement said. The gates of the Imam Ali shrine and mosque, which house the remains of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin Ali - a central figure in Shi’ite Islam, were closed off and the area was disinfected before they were reopened. The site receives thousands of pilgrims daily and at least 8 million a year.
Kuwait and Bahrain recorded their first coronavirus cases, all people who had visited Iran, state media said.
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